The 2023 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, aka March Madness, got underway last night in Dayton, Ohio. it began with the First Four and in Game 1 it was the Knights of Fairleigh Dickinson vs the Tigers of Texas Southern. The hope for one of these two teams is like all others in the dance. Win […]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – PJ Henry’s 11 points in the final 6:08 of the game propelled the Texas Southern University men’s basketball team to its third consecutive Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament championship and 11th overall in a 61-58 thriller over Grambling State University. TSU (14-20) raced out to a 22-5 lead midway through the first half thanks to […]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Texas Southern is back in the spot it’s known as its second home for nearly a decade – the Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship Game. The No. 8 seed Tigers clinched their eighth consecutive berth in the title match after knocking off No. 5 seed Alabama A&M 74-61 in the semifinals at Bartow Arena […]
Texas Southern University Operations Director/Marketing and Promotions Manager Harlan Stefann Robinson has been named a recipient of the Southwestern Athletic Conference Alumni Association Lifetime Achievement Award. Robinson, who has been associated with the SWAC for more than 40-plus years as a student and administrator, has been with Texas Southern since 2008 in addition to stints […]
Kobe Head and Domenic Martinez turned in dominant pitching performances as the Texas Southern University baseball team swept their home-opening doubleheader 13-1 (five innings) and 10-0 (seven innings) over Wiley College in mercy rule fashion. Head, a 6-foot, 200-pound righty from Atlanta, Ga., threw a complete-game five-inning affair giving up just one unearned run on […]
BATON ROUGE, La. – Kolby Granger scored a career-high 29 points as TSU also had a 37-30 advantage in rebounding as the Texas Southern men’s basketball team picked up a critical road split and its first win in Baton Rouge since 2019 during a 79-68 victory over Southern University. With the win, TSU jumped into a […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Joirdon Karl Nicholas’ emphatic dunk with 28 seconds remaining and Kehlin Farooq’s pair of free throws with 14 seconds to go sealed the deal as the Texas Southern Tigers men’s basketball team withstood a furious comeback attempt by Alabama State for a 71-65 victory and its third straight win. TSU (7-14, 3-5 […]
Chris Craig’s layup as time expired gave TSU its first SWAC win of the season as they rallied back from a double-digit deficit for an 84-82 win over Jackson State on Monday night inside the H&PE Arena. Jackson State started off red hot from the field to open the contest as they shot 6-of-7 including […]
A 17-6 run over the final five minutes of the game was the difference as TSU fell 85-72 on Wednesday night inside the H&PE Arena. For the second straight game, TSU found itself shorthanded as two starters were out, forcing the entire bench to play early to limit fatigue and counter Grambling’s depth. The first […]
Tyrone Lyons hit two three-pointers in the final 11.4 seconds, including the game-winner with .05 seconds left as Southern won an intense 77-76 overtime battle over Texas Southern in both teams’ SWAC opener on Monday. Before the Tigers took the court, adversity stared them in their faces as two of the team’s top four scorers […]